Times Advocate, 1999-05-12, Page 5Wednesday, May 12, 1999
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Grand Bend Council makes a deal over parking
By Katherine Harding
TIMES -ADVOCATE STAFF
GRAND BEND -- Coun-
cil turned into "Let's
Make a Deal" during a
special meeting on May
New lib
meeting
tonight
EXETER — Book lovers
are invited to comment on
the proposed new Exeter
library at a public meet-
ing at town council cham-
bers tonight starting at
7:30 p.m.
The Library Re -
Development Committee
has decided it will be best
to demolish the current
Main St. library and build
a new facility on the same
site. Reconstructing the
library is considered the
least costly option com-
pared with
renovating/expanding the
current library or reno-
vating/expanding the for-
mer police station.
The committee is look-
ing to build a 5,000 sq. ft.
library for between
$500,000-$600,000.
The current library,
built in 1912, has out-
grown
utgrown its 2,400 sq. ft. of
usable space.
Summer jobs
program ready
The Ontario Ministry
of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Affairs will again
this year, help rural stu-
dents gain valuable
work experience close to
home by providing $3
million to rural and
agri-food employers.
All interested employ-
ers are encouraged to
invest in our future by
investing in our youth,
and are advised to pick
up their applications
quickly because the pro-
gram is a popular one.
In 1998 this wage subsi-
dy program exceeded its
target by 60 per cent.
5.
Council was backed
into a corner over a
technicality which al-
lowed Bob Durrell, the
owner of Crystal Bay
Aqua Sports on River
Rd., to change the use of
his property without
having to provide addi-
ti( parking.
Because Durrell's land
Is zoned under environ-
mental protection, which
allows for commercial
use, and the business
was established as a ma-
rina, council originally
did not request Durrell
to supply more parking
or cash in. lieu of park-
ing.
Usborne &
Hibbert Mutual
Fire Insurance
Company
Exeter, Ont. NOM1S1
(Established in 1876)
Provides Full Insu-
rance Coverage
for Farm Properties
New Applications are
Welcomed
DIRECTORS &
ADJUSTERS
Jo. Chaffs. RR5 Mitchel 144.9701
Ron Feeney, RR 2 Dt.t4n 345.2350
Larry Gardiner, RR2, Stat. 3462171
Jack HodgM, RR1, Kitson 2211-0152
Michael O'Shea RR3 Granton .225-2400
Monis Wlows. RR2 St. Pouts 3034541
AGENTS
Wayne Maus Exeter 2361015
David Moor., Dublin 345-2512
BMb Wordsn, Dubin 345-2777
Joasph U, ac, Mitchell 3441/012
Find Office, Exeter 235.0350
A refund from surplus
was declared for all poli-
cy holders who qualify,
are on record and In good
standing as at December
31, 1998.
During Grand Bend
council's May 4 meeting
Mayor Cam Ivey said:
"The controversy is that
after getting that inter-
pretation from council he
now wished to change
the use of the
building. He
still confirms to
zoning but he
is intensifying
the use of the
property." -
Because pub-
lic concern was
expressed over
the parking
problem on River Rd.,
council withheld ap-
proving Durrell's liquor
licence application until
an arran$ement could be
met.
The deal
It took an hour of hag-
gling and a smoke break/
conference between Dur-
rell and Ivey but the two
parties finally
came to an
agreement.
The deal will
see Durrell pay
for four park-
ing spots at
$1000 a piece
interest-free
for four years.
He will com-
mence payments annual-
ly on October 1 with the
stipulation the money be
earmarked for parking
"It'.s a buy -in to
the fact that park-
ing is an issue"
- CAM IVEY,
GRAND BEND
MAYOR
on River Rd. The money
will be collected via Dur-
rell's taxes.
"It's a buy -in to the
fact that parking is an is-
sue," Ivey said.
In exchange Grand
Bend council agreed to
OK his liquor licence ap-
plication.
Despite the agreement,
most councillors ex-
pressed concern the by-
law regarding environ-
mental protection zoning
should be looked at and
changed.
"There is a technical
flaw in the bylaw," said
Coun. Bob Mann. "Coun-
cil will have to look into
changing zoning re-
"READY
PROMI
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quirements so that this
never happens again."
"Municipal government
is not infallible," said
Ivey.
Once council and Dur-
rell agreed in principle
on the parking deal, Ivey
called council to order
and a recorded vote was
conducted.
Only Coun.
draza voted
deal.
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against the
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